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Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals) solo videos

goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,614
edited June 2011 in Other Music
On the off chance that there are any fans of Super Furry Animals on this forum, Gruff Rhys played a solo show in Sydney last week as part of the his 'Hotel Shampoo' tour. It was part of closing week of one of the city's finest live music venues - The Excelsior.

Here are some videos of his set:

Sophie Softly http://youtu.be/U-VrAaMcCyQ
Colonise The Moon http://youtu.be/SH0XowLPFQA
If We Were Words (We Would Rhyme) http://youtu.be/ZomW1fwMobQ
The Court of King Arthur http://youtu.be/RCj2bPh3xbk
Rubble Rubble http://youtu.be/55AKBI9c1gA
In A House With No Mirrors http://youtu.be/BBog6zKmPD4
“Do not postpone happiness”
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)
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  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    goldrush wrote:
    On the off chance that there are any fans of Super Furry Animals on this forum, Gruff Rhys played a solo show in Sydney last week as part of the his 'Hotel Shampoo' tour. It was part of closing week of one of the city's finest live music venues - The Excelsior.

    Here are some videos of his set:

    Sophie Softly http://youtu.be/U-VrAaMcCyQ
    Colonise The Moon http://youtu.be/SH0XowLPFQA
    If We Were Words (We Would Rhyme) http://youtu.be/ZomW1fwMobQ
    The Court of King Arthur http://youtu.be/RCj2bPh3xbk
    Rubble Rubble http://youtu.be/55AKBI9c1gA
    In A House With No Mirrors http://youtu.be/BBog6zKmPD4

    Excellent, thanks! I'm going to see him at the end of the month in San Diego. Not sure how long Hotel Shampoo has been out overseas, but it just came out in the states last Tuesday. Some great tracks on it.
    "You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.

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  • False_BeliefFalse_Belief Cardiff Posts: 763
    merkinball wrote:
    goldrush wrote:
    On the off chance that there are any fans of Super Furry Animals on this forum, Gruff Rhys played a solo show in Sydney last week as part of the his 'Hotel Shampoo' tour. It was part of closing week of one of the city's finest live music venues - The Excelsior.

    Here are some videos of his set:

    Sophie Softly http://youtu.be/U-VrAaMcCyQ
    Colonise The Moon http://youtu.be/SH0XowLPFQA
    If We Were Words (We Would Rhyme) http://youtu.be/ZomW1fwMobQ
    The Court of King Arthur http://youtu.be/RCj2bPh3xbk
    Rubble Rubble http://youtu.be/55AKBI9c1gA
    In A House With No Mirrors http://youtu.be/BBog6zKmPD4

    Excellent, thanks! I'm going to see him at the end of the month in San Diego. Not sure how long Hotel Shampoo has been out overseas, but it just came out in the states last Tuesday. Some great tracks on it.

    Be sure to get there early to catch the support band (who are also Gruff's backing band on this tour) - Y Niwl. They're an amazing young Welsh instrumental surf rock group - check some of their stuff out here: http://yniwl.bandcamp.com/album/y-niwl-album

    Oh, and thanks for sharing the videos OP - great stuff.

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  • goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,614
    False_Belief wrote:
    Be sure to get there early to catch the support band (who are also Gruff's backing band on this tour) - Y Niwl. They're an amazing young Welsh instrumental surf rock group - check some of their stuff out here: http://yniwl.bandcamp.com/album/y-niwl-album

    Oh, and thanks for sharing the videos OP - great stuff.
    No worries, I'm just glad to see there are other SFA/Gruff fans on here :D

    It was really cool to see Gruff in such an intimate venue. It would have been good if Y Niwl had been there but The Ex only holds about 150 people and it was perfect for a solo show.

    If anyone hasn't heard 'Hotel Shampoo' yet, it's streaming on Gruff's website:
    http://www.gruffrhys.com/hotelshampoo/
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    Caught part of the show last night. Gruff didn't come on till after 11pm, and given that I had work this morning (plus kids to get ready for school), I couldn't stick around for the whole set.

    What I saw, I really enjoyed. Y Niwl was really good as an opener, and surprisingly good as a backing band (given that it was straight surf music for the opening set).
    "You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.

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